SURAT, India (Reuters) - Turning a single Indian state with a long tradition of entrepreneurship and a solid political majority into an investor-friendly economic powerhouse is one thing. Replicating that experience across a diverse country of 1.2 billion would be a tougher prospect for Narendra Modi, whose leadership of booming Gujarat state has led to his being touted as a potential...
Sex-for-grades NUS prof wants to argue own case
Labels: Technology SINGAPORE: The sex-for-grades corruption trial of law professor Tey Tsun Hang opened with the accused requesting to act in his own defence. The unexpected twist came on Thursday morning, with Tey asking to act in his own defence, alongside his lawyer, Mr Peter Low. Chief District Judge Tan Siong Thye will make a decision soon. Forty-one-year-old Tey faces six charges of having corruptly...
Dell Windows 8 tablet now starts at $499
Labels: LifestyleDell's Latitude 10 now starts at $499.(Credit:Dell)LAS VEGAS--The Latitude 10 tablet, which runs the full version of Windows 8, now starts at $499, Dell said today. Dell claims it's the "first full-featured, enterprise-ready Windows 8 tablet experience at a price below $500." True or not, it's clear that, so far, the Windows 8 tablets out there have not been cheap compared to some of their Windows...
Hilda Solis stepping down as labor secretary
Labels: Health Hilda Solis announced that she is stepping down from her post as labor secretary, CBS News has confirmed. She sent a letter to President Obama today notifying him of her retirement. Solis was nominated to the position the same day the president was inaugurated in 2009, serving through the president's entire first term. She ran the Labor Department during the worst economic recession since the Great...
White House Won't Rule Out $1 Trillion Coin
Labels: Business (United States Mint/Wikimedia Commons)White House Press Secretary Jay Carney today flatly ruled out any negotiations with Congress over raising the debt ceiling, but there’s one odd-ball solution he would not rule out: minting trillion dollars coins to pay off the debt.“There is no Plan B. There is no backup plan. There is Congress’s responsibility to pay the bills of the United States,”...
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Venezuela postpones inauguration for cancer-stricken Chavez
Labels: WorldCARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela will postpone the inauguration of President Hugo Chavez for a new term due to health problems, the government said on Tuesday, another sign the socialist leader's cancer may be bringing an end to his 14 years in power. The 58-year-old former soldier who has dominated the South American OPEC nation since 1999 has not been heard from since surgery on December...
Relatives sob as US massacre 911 calls heard in court
Labels: Technology CENTENNIAL, Colorado: Relatives wept in court Tuesday as frantic 911 calls were played from a US theater shooting that killed 12 people last year, as prosecutors closed their case for the alleged gunman to face trial.The court heard how suspected killer James Holmes purchased more than 6,000 rounds of ammunition in the months before last July's shooting in Colorado, and rigged up elaborate...
What mattered at CES on day 1
Labels: LifestyleIt may feel like it's been running for months already, but today is actually the first official day of CES. But even after yesterday's whirlwind of product announcements, there are still plenty of new electronics to savour, and we've got stories on them all at ces.cnet.com. But if you don't have time to pick through everything, here's the news that mattered the most.Despite having a press conference...
USADA head: I got death threats during Armstrong probe
Labels: Health (CBS News) Travis Tygart is the head of the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, which polices U.S. Olympic sports. Lance Armstrong won the world's most grueling event, the Tour de France, seven times. But after Tygart's investigation, Armstrong lost all of his titles. In his first interview, Tygart spoke with us for the premier of a new program, "60 Minutes Sports" on Showtime. Tygart says Armstrong was doping...
CIA Nominee May Have 'Zero Dark Thirty' Problem
Labels: Business Navy SEALs are seen fighting through a dust storm in the new thriller directed by Kathryn Bigelow, "Zero Dark Thirty." (Columbia Pictures/AP Photo)There’s only one White House staffer portrayed in the new movie “Zero Dark Thirty,” and it is someone described in the credits as “National Security Advisor.”It’s a position that’s possibly filled in real life by John Brennan, the president’s counterterrorism...
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